medieval Central Asia

The Silk Road City Beneath the Water: A Medieval City Discovered in Lake Issyk-Kul

Archaeologists have confirmed the existence of a medieval Silk Road city lying beneath the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul—a discovery that reshapes historical understanding of Central…

In Kyrgyzstan’s Talas Mountains, Newly Found Sogdian Inscriptions Reveal the Voice of a Medieval Commander

Nearly 600 petroglyphs, rare clan tamgas, and two previously unknown Sogdian texts emerge from a remote mountain valley The high ridges of western Talas have…